ISLANDS FROM THE ARCHIPELAGO
AN MEC QUARANTINE DAILY BLOG | CURATED BY JONATHAN HEPFER
OCTOBER 2, 2020 : JOAN DIDION

JOAN DIDION - 'ON SELF-RESPECT' (1961) // [VOGUE ARTICLE]
OCTOBER 1, 2020 : ANISH KAPOOR

ANISH KAPOOR - 'BLIND' (2013) // [ALABASTER SCULPTURE]
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 : HOWARDENA PINDELL

HOWARDENA PINDELL - 'VIDEO DRAWINGS: SWIMMING' (1975) // [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 : TANITOLUWA ADEWUMI

NICHOLAS KRISTOF - 'THIS 8-YEAR-OLD CHESS CHAMPION
WILL MAKE YOU SMILE' (2019) // [NY TIMES PROFILE]
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 : SIMONE WEIL

"IT IS A FAULT TO WISH TO BE UNDERSTOOD BEFORE WE HAVE
​MADE OURSELVES CLEAR TO OURSELVES." - SIMONE WEIL
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 : FRED SANDBACK

FRED SANDBACK - 'UNTITLED (SCULPTURAL STUDY, FIVE-PART CONSTRUCTION)' (ca. 1987) // [THREAD SCULPTURE]
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 : VIRGINIA JARAMILLO

VIRGINIA JARAMILLO - 'UNTITLED' (1974) // [NY TIMES PROFILE]
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 : ALBRECHT DÜRER

'SEEING OUR OWN REFLECTION IN THE BIRTH OF THE SELF-PORTRAIT' 
BY JASON FARAGO (2020) // [NY TIMES FEATURE]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 : RAF SIMONS AND MIUCCIA PRADA

PRADA - SPRING/SUMMER 2021 WOMENSWEAR COLLECTION, PLUS 
CONVERSATION BETWEEN RAF SIMONS AND MIUCCIA PRADA // [SHOW]
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 : MOSES SUMNEY

MOSES SUMNEY - 'WORTH IT' (2016) DIRECTED BY ALLIE AVITAL
PHOTOGRAPH BY LUKE GILFORD // [MUSIC VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 : ISABELLE ALBUQUERQUE

ISABELLE ALBUQUERQUE - 'ORGY FOR 10 PEOPLE IN ONE BODY: 5' (2020) // 
*ON VIEW AT NICODIM GALLERY UNTIL OCTOBER 17* [SCULPTURE]
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 : BILL VIOLA

BILL VIOLA - 'LOVE/DEATH : THE TRISTAN PROJECT' (2005) 
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, CONDUCTOR / PETER SELLARS, DIRECTOR // [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 : SHEILA METZNER

MOLLY RINGWALD BY SHEILA METZNER FOR VANITY FAIR (1984) // [PHOTOGRAPH]
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 : BRUCE NAUMAN

BRUCE NAUMAN - 'SELF PORTRAIT AS A FOUNTAIN'
​FROM '11 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS' (1966/67) // [PHOTOGRAPH]
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 : GRACE WALES BONNER

HILTON ALS - 'GRACE WALES BONNER'S VISIONS OF BLACK STYLE' (2020) // 
[NEW YORKER PROFILE]
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 : YASUJIRŌ OZU

RICHARD BRODY ON YASUJIRŌ OZU'S 'GOOD MORNING' (1959) // 
[VIDEO ANALYSIS FOR THE NEW YORKER]
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 : AGNES DENES

AGNES DENES - 'WHEATFIELD' (1982) / 'THE WOMAN WHO HARVESTED A WHEAT FIELD OFF WALL STREET' BY KARRIE JACOBS // [ARTICLE]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 : MARK BRADFORD

MARK BRADFORD - 'THE HOOD IS MOODY' (2003) // [MIXED MEDIA]
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 : EVE BABITZ

'THE EVE BABITZ REVIVAL' BY PENELOPE GREEN (2019)
PHOTO OF EVE AND MARCEL DUCHAMP BY JULIAN WASSER // [ARTICLE]
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 : CY TWOMBLY

CY TWOMBLY - 'PEONIES' BASSANO IN TEVERINA (1980) // [PHOTOGRAPH]
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 : WEYES BLOOD

WEYES BLOOD - 'MOVIES' (2019) DIRECTED BY NATALIE MERING 
​'TITANIC RISING' PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRETT STANLEY // [MUSIC VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 : MINORU YAMASAKI

MINORU YAMASAKI - 'ONE M&T PLAZA, BUFFALO, NEW YORK' (1966) // [BUILDING]
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 : JEANNE-CLAUDE

JEANNE CLAUDE ON 'WRAPPING'
(DURING THE INSTALLATION OF 'WRAPPED COAST') (1969) // [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 : ALBERT AYLER

ALBERT AYLER TRIO - SPIRITUAL UNITY (1965) 
WITH GARRY PEACOCK, BASS AND SUNNY MURRAY, DRUMS // [ALBUM]
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 : SUSAN SONTAG
​[FEATURING EARLY DAYS OF MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS]

SUSAN SONTAG - 'PILGRIMAGE : TEA WITH THOMAS MANN ' (1987) 
PHOTO OF SUSAN SONTAG BY PETER HUJAR (1975) // [ESSAY]
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 : PURIENNE

PURIENNE - 'JEUX DE PEAU : PHYSICAL SPACE AS MENTAL SPACE'
​(DETAIL) (2019) // [VOGUE INTERVIEW]
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 : JESSYE NORMAN

RICHARD WAGNER - 'LIEBESTOD' (FROM 'TRISTAN UND ISOLDE') (EXCERPT)
HERBERT VON KARAJAN AND JESSYE NORMAN, VIENNA PHIL. // [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 : CARLO SCARPA

MUSEO CANOVA (WING DESIGNED BY CARLO SCARPA) (ca. 1957) // [SCULPTURES, LIGHT, SPACE]
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 : JUDE RAE

​JUDE RAE - 'SL350' (2015) // [PAINTING]
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 : DONALD JUDD

DONALD JUDD - '101 SPRING STREET LOFT, NYC' // [INTERIOR DESIGN]
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 : VIVIAN MAIER

VIVIAN MAIER - 'SELF-PORTRAIT, CHICAGOLAND' (1975) [PHOTOGRAPH]
'WHAT VIVIAN MAIER SAW IN COLOR' BY ANDREA K. SCOTT // [ARTICLE]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 : SISSÒN

PURPLE PRESENTS : AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ARTIST SISSÒN (2020)
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE BRIDGER, WORDS BY KATE CARUSO // [INTERVIEW]
AUGUST 31, 2020 : TEYANA TAYLOR

KANYE WEST - 'FADE' (2016) TEYANA TAYLOR, DANCE
DIRECTED BY ELI LINNETZ // [MUSIC VIDEO]
AUGUST 30, 2020 : AXEL VERVOORDT

'AXEL VERVOORDT AND THE EXTRAORDINARY TREASURES OF
KASTEEL VAN'S GRAVENWEZEL' (2020) // [VIDEO]
AUGUST 29, 2020 : YOKO ONO

"UNCLOG YOUR MIND. UNCLOG YOUR ROOM. ARRANGE YOUR ROOM
​IN A WAY YOU WISH YOUR MIND WOULD BE." - YOKO ONO ​
AUGUST 28, 2020 : ORSON WELLES

 ORSON WELLES - 'F FOR FAKE' (1973) // [FILM]
AUGUST 27, 2020 : SAPPHO

ANNE CARSON - 'IF NOT, WINTER : FRAGMENTS OF SAPPHO' (2003) //
[BOOK REVIEW] 
AUGUST 26, 2020 : FRANK OCEAN

FRANK OCEAN - 'SELF CONTROL' (2016)
​PORTRAIT BY WOLFGANG TILLMANS // [RECORDING]
AUGUST 25, 2020 : SUSAN WEIL

SUSAN WEIL AND ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG 
'SUSAN WEIL WITH CANE' (1950) // [CYANOTYPE]
AUGUST 24, 2020 : JOHN CAGE

JOHN CAGE - '10 STONES' (1989) // [PAINTING]
AUGUST 23, 2020 : TANYA AND ZHENYA POSTERNAK

TANYA AND ZHENYA POSTERNAK
​FOR SUNNEI SWIMWEAR SS19 // [PHOTOGRAPH]
AUGUST 22, 2020 : TADAO ANDO

'INSIDE THE CONCRETE ATELIER OF JAPANESE ARCHITECT TADAO ANDO' BY ALYN GRIFFITHS // [PROFILE]
AUGUST 21, 2020 : MARTHA ARGERICH

DOMENICO SCARLATTI - 'SONATA IN D MINOR K141'
​MARTHA ARGERICH, PIANO (2008) // [PERFORMANCE]
AUGUST 20, 2020 : WONG KAR WAI

MARTIN SCORSESE AND WONG KAR WAI IN CONVERSATION (2014) // [VIDEO]
AUGUST 19, 2020 : RONI HORN

RONI HORN - 'UNTITLED ('...IT WAS A MASK, BUT THE REAL FACE
WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FALSE ONE.')' (2010) // [SCULPTURE]
AUGUST 18, 2020 : BAS JAN ADER

BAS JAN ADER - 'FALL II, AMSTERDAM' (1970) // [PERFORMANCE]
AUGUST 17, 2020 : REI KAWAKUBO

LYNN YAEGER - 'THE NOTORIOUSLY RECLUSIVE
REI KAWAKUBO SPEAKS OUT' (2017) // [VOGUE ARTICLE]
AUGUST 16, 2020 : PERGAMON MUSEUM

ANONYMOUS - 'GORGON (OR "LION GODDESS")
​AND POSEIDON'S OPPONENT' (2nd CENTURY B.C.E.) // [FRIEZE]
AUGUST 15, 2020 : CARLO GESUALDO

'GESUALDO : DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES' (1995) 
DIRECTED BY WERNER HERZOG // [DOCUMENTARY]
AUGUST 14, 2020 : RIHANNA

RIHANNA - 'SAME OL' MISTAKES' (2016)
​PORTRAIT BY PAOLO ROVERSI // [RECORDING]
AUGUST 13, 2020 : WOLFGANG TILLMANS

WOLFGANG TILLMANS - 'FIRE ISLAND' (2015) // [PHOTOGRAPH]
AUGUST 12, 2020 : JOAN MITCHELL

JOAN MITCHELL - 'UNTITLED' (1946)
AUGUST 11, 2020 : CHARLES GAINES

CHARLES GAINES - 'NUMBERS AND TREES V,
LANDSCAPE #8: ORANGE CROW' (1989)
AUGUST 10, 2020 : PAM TANOWITZ

PAM TANOWITZ - 'GUSTAVE LE GRAY No. 1' MUSIC BY CAROLINE SHAW
DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM AND MIAMI CITY BALLET // [PERFORMANCE]
AUGUST 9, 2020 : JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES

JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES  - 'PORTRAIT OF
​BARONNE DE ROTHSCHILDE' (DETAIL) (1848) // [PAINTING]
AUGUST 8, 2020 : CHARLOTTE PERRIAND

'CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, STEPPING OUT OF CORBUSIER'S SHADOW'
CHAISE LONGUE BASCULANTE B 306 (1929) // [NY TIMES ARTICLE]

AUGUST 7, 2020 : VALERIO OLGIATI
​[VIA MAHFUZ SULTAN]

VALERIO OLGIATI - 'VILLA ALÉM' (PORTUGAL, 2014) // [ARCHITECTURE]
AUGUST 6, 2020 : JULEE CRUISE

JULEE CRUISE - 'ROCKIN' BACK INSIDE MY HEART' (1990)
DAVID LYNCH, LYRICS. ANGELO BADALAMENTI, MUSIC. // [VIDEO]
AUGUST 5, 2020 : ORNETTE COLEMAN

'ORNETTE : MADE IN AMERICA' DIRECTED BY SHIRLEY CLARKE (1985) // [TRAILER TO DOCUMENTARY]
AUGUST 4, 2020 : TRISHA BROWN

​TRISHA BROWN - 'WATERMOTOR'
​A FILM BY BABETTE MANGOLTE (1978) // ​[DANCE VIDEO]
AUGUST 3, 2020 : BARNETT NEWMAN

BARNETT NEWMAN - 'CANTO VII' (1963-64) // [PAINTING]
AUGUST 2, 2020 : JIL SANDER

​JIL SANDER - SPRING / SUMMER 1996, SHOT BY CRAIG MCDEAN
FEATURING GUINEVERE VAN SEENUS // [PHOTOGRAPH]
AUGUST 1, 2020 : ASAP ROCKY

ASAP ROCKY - 'GUNZ N BUTTER' (2018) FEATURING JUICY J 
DIRECTED BY JAMES MACKEL // [MUSIC VIDEO]
JULY 31, 2020 : AMANDA CHARCHIAN 

AMANDA CHARCHIAN - 'AGAPE' FROM 'THE SEVEN TYPES OF LOVE' (2017) //
[PHOTOGRAPH]

JULY 30, 2020 : GIORGIO MORANDI

GIORGIO MORANDI - 'NATURA MORT' (1937) // [PAINTING]
JULY 29, 2020 : RACHEL WHITEREAD

RACHEL WHITEREAD - 'UNTITLED (ONE HUNDRED SPACES)' (1995) // [SCULPTURE]
JULY 28, 2020 : PETER FISCHLI & DAVID WEISS
​[VIA HAMZA WALKER]

PETER FISCHLI & DAVID WEISS - 'DER LAUF DER DINGE' (1987) // [VIDEO]
JULY 27, 2020 : NASREEN MOHAMEDI

NASREEN MOHAMEDI - 'UNTITLED' (ca. 1970) // [DRAWING]
JULY 26, 2020 : LAOCOÖN 

ANONYMOUS - 'LAOCOÖN AND HIS SONS' (HELLENISTIC PERIOD) // [SCULPTURE] 
JULY 25, 2020 : DEANA LAWSON

DEANA LAWSON - 'KINGDOM COME' (2014) // [PHOTOGRAPH]
JULY 24, 2020 : DIETER RAMS

DIETER RAMS - 'TEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD DESIGN' // [MAXIMS]
JULY 23, 2020 : EMILY WILSON

HOMER - 'THE ODYSSEY' TRANSLATED BY EMILY WILSON //
[ESSAY IN THE NEW YORKER] 
JULY 22, 2020 : DAPPER DAN

'THE FASHION OUTLAW DAPPER DAN' BY BARRY MICHAEL COOPER // 
[NEW YORK TIMES PROFILE]
JULY 21, 2020 : ÉLISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE

ÉLISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE - 'CEPHALE ET PROCRIS' (1694) // [OPERA]
JULY 20, 2020 : SIMONE PORTE JACQUEMUS

JACQUEMUS - 'L'AMOUR' SPRING/SUMMER 2021 // [FASHION SHOW]
JULY 19, 2020 : LYNN GOLDSMITH

PATTI SMITH PHOTOGRAPHED BY LYNN GOLDSMITH (1975)
FROM 'BEFORE EASTER AFTER' // [PHOTOGRAPH]
JULY 18, 2020 : PAUL MCCARTHY & MIKE KELLEY

PAUL MCCARTHY & MIKE KELLEY - FROM 'HEIDI, MIDLIFE CRISIS TRAUMA CENTER & NEGATIVE MEDIA-ENGRAM ABREACTION RELEASE ZONE' (1992) 
JULY 17, 2020 : HARLEY WEIR

HARLEY WEIR - 'BALENCIAGA SPRING/SUMMER 2017' 
FEATURING ELIZA DOUGLAS // [PHOTOGRAPH] 
JULY 16, 2020 : JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES

​JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES - 'VIOLIN DUO No. 3'
PERFORMED BY AUGUSTIN HADELICH // [PERFORMANCE]
JULY 15, 2020 : DOREEN GEHRY NELSON

DOREEN GEHRY NELSON AND FRANK GEHRY - 'KID CITY' (1972) 
DIRECTED BY JON BOORSTIN // [DOCUMENTARY] 
JULY 14, 2020 : REN HANG

REN HANG - 'UNTITLED' (2016) // [PHOTOGRAPH]
JULY 13, 2020 : GEORGIA O'KEEFE

GEORGIA O'KEEFE - 'COTTONWOOD TREE IN SPRING' (1943) // [PAINTING]
JULY 12, 2020 : NICOLAS DE STAËL

NICOLAS DE STAËL - 'PAYSAGE DE VAUCLUSE No. 3' (1953) // [PAINTING]
JULY 11, 2020 : YVONNE LEFÉBURE

'YVONNE LEFÉBURE TEACHES HOW TO PLAY DEBUSSY' 
('UNE LEÇON DE VIE'), DIRECTED BY YVETTE CARBOU // [DOCUMENTARY]
JULY 10, 2020 : MICHAEL JORDAN

AIR JORDAN COMMERCIALS (1986-2020)
GUEST STARRING SPIKE LEE AS MARS BLACKMON // [COMMERCIALS]
JULY 9, 2020 : COMME DES GARÇONS

​COMME DES GARÇONS PHOTOGRAPHED BY SARAH MOON (2007) // [PHOTOGRAPH] 
JULY 8, 2020 : LOUIS KAHN

LOUIS KAHN - 'SALK INSTITUTE' (1965) // [CAMPUS]
JULY 7, 2020 : TECHING HSIEH AND LINDA MONTANO

LINDA MONTANO & TECHING HSIEH 'ART/LIFE ONE YEAR PERFORMANCE (ROPE PIECE)' (1983/1984) // [DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE]
JULY 6, 2020 : ENNIO MORRICONE (IN MEMORIAM)

TITLE SEQUENCE TO PIER-PAOLO PASOLINI'S 'UCCELLACCI E UCCELLINI' (1967) WITH MUSIC BY ENNIO MORRICONE // [TITLE SEQUENCE]
JULY 5, 2020 : BJÖRK

​BJÖRK - 'FROSTI' (2001) // [RECORDING]
JULY 4, 2020 : DAVID HAMMONS

DAVID HAMMONS - 'AFRICAN-AMERICAN FLAG' (1990) //
[NEW YORKER PROFILE]
JULY 3, 2020 : MYSTERY TRAIN

'HAPPY?' FROM 'MYSTERY TRAIN' (1989)
DIRECTED BY JIM JARMUSCH // [FILM CLIP]
JULY 2, 2020 : ANNI ALBERS

​ANNI ALBERS - DETAIL OF 'WITH VERTICALS' (1946) // [TEXTILE] 
​JULY 1, 2020 : JOSEF ALBERS

​JOSEF ALBERS - 'HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE : SOFT SPOKEN' (1969) // [PAINTING]
JUNE 30, 2020 : GOODBYE HORSES
 
Q LAZZARUS - 'GOODBYE HORSES' (1988)
FILM FOR GUCCI BY GLEN LUCHFORD (2016) // [SHORT FILM]
JUNE 29, 2020 : KERRY JAMES MARSHALL

KERRY JAMES MARSHALL - 'A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
AS A ​SHADOW OF HIS FORMER SELF' (1980) // [PAINTING]
JUNE 28, 2020 : GWENDOLYN KNIGHT

GWENDOLYN KNIGHT - 'RUNNING HORSE' (1995) // [ETCHING]
JUNE 27, 2020 : ORVILLE PECK

ORVILLE PECK - 'DEAD OF NIGHT' (2019)
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MAXXIS // [MUSIC VIDEO]
JUNE 26, 2020 : AGNES VARDA

​AGNES VARDA - 'BLACK PANTHERS' (1968) // [FILM CLIP]
JUNE 25, 2020 : MICHAEL HEIZER

MICHAEL HEIZER - 'CITY' (1972 - PRESENT)
'A MONUMENT TO OUTLAST HUMANITY' // [NEW YORKER PROFILE]
JUNE 24, 2020 : RUTH ASAWA

​'RUTH ASAWA HOLDING A FORM-WITHIN-FORM SCULPTURE' (1952)
PHOTOGRAPH BY IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 23, 2020 : HALIM EL-DABH

HALIM EL-DABH - 'WIRE RECORDER PIECE' (1944) // [MUSIQUE CONCRÈTE]
JUNE 22, 2020 : BALLETS BLASKA

'BALLETS FÉLIX BLASKA' (1971), GERD THIEME DIRECTOR
JEAN-PIERRE DROUET AND PIERRE CHERIZA, COMPOSERS // [FILM]
JUNE 21, 2020 : KANYE WEST

​KANYE WEST IN CONVERSATION
WITH THE BREAKFAST CLUB (2013) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 20, 2020 : KARA WALKER

KARA WALKER - 'UNTITLED' (2018) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 19, 2020 : DAVÓNE

​DAVÓNE - 'LET IT SHINE' (2020) // [RECORDING]
JUNE 18, 2020 : BEATRIZ FERREYRA

​BEATRIZ FERREYRA - 'L'ORVIETAN' (1970) // [MUSIQUE CONCRÈTE]
JUNE 17, 2020 : ARTHUR ASHE

ARTHUR ASHE ON RACE AND TENNIS (1969) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 16, 2020 : MYRIAM BEN SALAH

​'MISSED CONNECTIONS : MYRIAM BEN SALAH
​IN CONVERSATION WITH MAHFUZ SULTAN' (2020) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 15, 2020 : BOB DYLAN

​'BOB DYLAN HAS A LOT ON HIS MIND' (2020) // [NY TIMES INTERVIEW]
JUNE 14, 2020 : MISS MAJOR

​MISS MAJOR GRIFFIN-GRACY DISCUSSES THE STONEWALL RIOTS 
AT STUDIO Q (2016) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 13, 2020 : BUTCH MORRIS

BUTCH MORRIS - 'OTHELLO A' (1991) // [RECORDING]
JUNE 12, 2020 : ADRIAN PIPER

ADRIAN PIPER - 'A SYNTHESIS OF INTUITIONS' (2018)
MoMA RETROSPECTIVE // [NY TIMES ARTICLE]
JUNE 11, 2020 : NOAH DAVIS

NOAH DAVIS - 'PREY' (2010) // [PAINTING]
JUNE 10, 2020 : AMANDLA STENBERG

​AMANDLA STENBERG ON CODE SWITCHING
(WITH TREVOR NOAH) (2018) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 9, 2020 : HENRY TAYLOR

​HENRY TAYLOR 'HAMMONS MEETS A HYENA ON HOLIDAY' (2004) //
​[NEW YORKER PROFILE BY ZADIE SMITH]
JUNE 8, 2020 : NINA SIMONE

NINA SIMONE - 'LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME' (1958) // [PERFORMANCE]
JUNE 7, 2020 : BARKLEY L. HENDRICKS

SELF PORTRAIT OF THE PAINTER BARKLEY L. HENDRICKS // [ARTICLE] 
JUNE 6, 2020 : MARSHA P. JOHNSON

​ANDY WARHOL - 'LADIES AND GENTLEMEN (MARSHA JOHNSON)' (1974) // [BELATED OBITUARY IN NEW YORK TIMES] 
JUNE 5, 2020 : MUHAMMAD ALI

​'ME WHEE' MUHAMMAD ALI SPEAKS AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY (1975) 
ARNY STONE, DIRECTOR // [FILM]
JUNE 4, 2020 : TONI MORRISON

TONI MORRISON MIC DROP ON CHARLIE ROSE (1993) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 3, 2020 : THE WIRE

A CONVERSATION WITH BARACK OBAMA
AND THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON (2015) // [INTERVIEW]
JUNE 2, 2020 : AVA DUVERNAY

'13TH' (2016) AVA DUVERNAY, DIRECTOR // [DOCUMENTARY]
JUNE 1, 2020 : POPE.L

​POPE.L - 'TRINKET' ( 2008 / 2015 ) // [ARTIST TALK] 
MAY 30, 2020 : ANGELA DAVIS
[VIA MAHFUZ SULTAN] 

​ANGELA DAVIS ON REVOLUTION (1972) // [INTERVIEW]
MAY 29, 2020 : DO THE RIGHT THING

'THE TALE OF RIGHT HAND LEFT HAND' FROM   
'DO THE RIGHT THING' (1989) SPIKE LEE, DIRECTOR // [FILM CLIP]
MAY 28, 2020 : CLAUDIA RANKINE

CLAUDIA RANKINE - 'THE MEANING OF SERENA WILLIAMS' (2015) // 
[ESSAY]
MAY 27, 2020 : ARTHUR JAFA

ARTHUR JAFA - 'LOVE IS THE MESSAGE, THE MESSAGE IS DEATH' (2016)
MUSIC BY KANYE WEST // [VIDEO]
MAY 26, 2020 : ANA ​KRAŠ

​ANA ​KRAŠ - FROM THE SERIES 'GRIDS' (2014) //
​[COLORED PENCIL ON PAPER]
MAY 25, 2020 : FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES

FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES - 'UNTITLED' (1991) //
​[BILLBOARD OF AN EMPTY BED]
MAY 24, 2020 : PUSHA T
Picture
PUSHA T PHOTOGRAPHED BY FABIEN MONTIQUE (2015)

​PUSHA T - 'NUMBERS ON THE BOARDS' (2013), 
SO ME, DIRECTOR  // [MUSIC VIDEO] 
MAY 23, 2020 : CHANTAL AKERMAN
Picture
DELPHINE SEYRIG IN 'JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES' (1975)

CHANTAL AKERMAN DISCUSSES 'JEANNE DIELMAN' (2009) // [INTERVIEW]
MAY 22, 2020 : MITSUKO UCHIDA
Picture
MITSUKO UCHIDA IN ISSEY MIYAKE, PHOTOGRAPHED BY LORD SNOWDON

​MITSUKO UCHIDA DISCUSSES THE 'ÉTUDES' (1915) OF CLAUDE DEBUSSY // 
[INTERVIEW & DEMONSTRATION]  
MAY 21, 2020 : MICHAEL ASHER

MICHAEL ASHER - 'KUNSTHALLE BERN' (1992) // [INSTALLATION]
MAY 20, 2020 : SOLANGE

​SOLANGE - 'CRANES IN THE SKY' (2016) 
ALAN FERGUSON & SOLANGE KNOWLES, DIRECTORS
ARTHUR JAFA & ALAN FERGUSON, D.O.P // [MUSIC VIDEO]
MAY 19, 2020 : JAMES LEE BYARS

​JAMES LEE BYARS - 'THE DEATH OF JAMES LEE BYARS' (1994) 
MUSIC BY ZAD MOULTAKA (2019) // [SCULPTURE]
MAY 18, 2020 : ANNE CARSON

​'THE INSCRUTABLE BRILLIANCE OF ANNE CARSON' (2013) 
BY SAM ANDERSON // [NEW YORK TIMES PROFILE]
MAY 17, 2020 : MAHFUZ SULTAN
Picture
MAHFUZ SULTAN PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHLOE WAYNE (2020)
​​MAHFUZ SULTAN - 'SKYJACKING' RED LEBANESE' (2020)​ //
[EDITION OF SEVEN, HANDMADE] 
MAY 16, 2020 : SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

INTERVIEW WITH SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR (1959) // [INTERVIEW]
MAY 15, 2020 : SISSÒN

SISSÒN - 'THE HEIRESS & HIGH PRIEST' (2020) // [PAINTING]
MAY 14, 2020 : ANNELIESE VARALDIEV

​JORGA FLEEZANIS PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANNELIESE VARALDIEV // 
[PHOTOGRAPH]
MAY 13, 2020 : HELMUT LACHENMANN

HELMUT LACHENMANN - 'SALUT FÜR CAUDWELL' (1977) 
GIL FESCH AND NUNO PINTO, GUITARS // [PERFORMANCE]
MAY 12, 2020 : LANA DEL REY

​LANA DEL REY - 'VIDEO GAMES' (2011) LANA DEL REY, DIRECTOR // 
[MUSIC VIDEO]
MAY 11, 2020 : JERRY STILLER (IN MEMORIAM)

JERRY STILLER AS FRANK COSTANZA
'YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?' // [BLOOPER] 
MAY 10, 2020 : LAURIE SPIEGEL

LAURIE SPIEGEL - 'THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE' (1980) // [ALBUM]
MAY 9, 2020 : LITTLE RICHARD (IN MEMORIAM)

​LITTLE RICHARD ON LETTERMAN (1982) //
​[INTERVIEW AND PERFORMANCE]
MAY 8, 2020 : JAMES BALDWIN
​[VIA ANAÏS JULIA NGBANZO]
Picture
JAMES BALDWIN PHOTOGRAPHED BY LAWRENCE WOLHANDLER (PARIS, 1975)
JAMES BALDWIN - 'HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU WANT FOR *PROGRESS?*'
FROM 'THE PRICE OF THE TICKET' (1989) // ​[INTERVIEW]​
MAY 7, 2020 : SERENA WILLIAMS

​SERENA WILLIAMS READS 'STILL I RISE' (1978) BY MAYA ANGELOU //
[POEM AND MONTAGE]
MAY 6, 2020 : KENDRICK LAMAR

​KENDRICK LAMAR - 'DNA' (2017)
NABIL & THE LIL HOMIES, DIRECTORS // ​[MUSIC VIDEO]
MAY 5, 2020 : DAVID LYNCH

​'WHERE DO IDEAS COME FROM?' 
DAVID LYNCH WITH PAUL HOLDENGRÄBER (2014) // [INTERVIEW]
MAY 4, 2020 : LORNA SIMPSON
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LORNA SIMPSON, 'CLOUD' (2005) SERIGRAPH ON NINE FELT PANELS
LORNA SIMPSON - 'CLOUDSCAPE' (2004) // [VIDEO LOOP]
MAY 3, 2020 : AGNES MARTIN

AGNES MARTIN - 'SUMMER' (1964) // [PAINTING]
MAY 2, 2020 : FRANCIS AND THE LIGHTS

FRANCIS AND THE LIGHTS - 'SEE HER OUT (THAT'S JUST LIFE)' (2016)
JAKE SCHREIER, DIRECTOR // [MUSIC VIDEO]
MAY 1, 2020 : JENNY HOLZER

​​JENNY HOLZER - 'SAVOR KINDNESS BECAUSE CRUELTY IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE LATER' (FROM 'TRUISMS') (1978-1987) // [MARQUEE]
APRIL 30, 2020 : EZRA POUND

​EZRA POUND - 'LE TESTAMENT DE VILLON' (1919) 
ASKO ENSEMBLE | REINBERD DE LEEUW, CONDUCTOR // [RECORDING]
APRIL 29, 2020 : M.I.A.

​M.I.A. - 'BAD GIRLS' (2012) ROMAIN GAVRAS, DIRECTOR // [MUSIC VIDEO]
APRIL 28, 2020 : CARLOS KLEIBER

​CARLOS KLEIBER CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN // 
[PERFORMANCE]
APRIL 27, 2020 : NAN GOLDIN

​NAN GOLDIN - 'THE HUG' (NEW YORK CITY, 1980) // [PHOTOGRAPH]
APRIL 26, 2020 : TOUMANI DIABATÉ

TOUMANI DIABATÉ WITH BALLAKÉ SISSOKO
'NEW ANCIENT STRINGS' (1997) // [RECORDING]
APRIL 25, 2020 : ABBAS KIAROSTAMI

'ABBAS KIAROSTAMI ON ORIGINAL LOVE' (2012) // [INTERVIEW]
APRIL 24, 2020 : NADIA BOULANGER

​'MADEMOISELLE (NADIA BOULANGER)' (1977)
 BRUNO MONSAINGEON, DIRECTOR // [DOCUMENTARY]
APRIL 23, 2020 : LIFE OF GALILEO
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MOON DRAWINGS OF GALILEO GALLILEI (1609)

​VINKO GLOBOKAR - 'TOUCHER' (1973) JONATHAN HEPFER, PERCUSSION
TEXT FROM BERTOLT BRECHT'S 'LIFE OF GALILEO' (1938) // [PERFORMANCE]
APRIL 22, 2020 : NICO
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NICO BY ANDY WARHOL (1966)
​NICO - 'THESE DAYS' (1967) // [RECORDING]
APRIL 21, 2020 : ISAO TOMITA

​ISAO TOMITA - 'SUITE BERGAMESQUE: CLAIR DE LUNE, NO. 3' (1974) 
APRIL 20, 2020 : ARIANA PAPADEMETROPOULOS

ARIANA PAPADEMETROPOULOS
​'EXPULSION FROM PARADISE' (2020) // [PAINTING]
APRIL 19, 2020 : KERWIN FROST

​'KERWIN FROST EXPLAINS THE PENCIL TATTOO' (2017)
DIRECTED BY STEVEN SAVOCA AND WHITE TRASH TYLER ​// [VIDEO]
APRIL 18, 2020 : BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE

​NEW ORDER - 'BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE' (1986)
ROBERT LONGO, DIRECTOR // [MUSIC VIDEO]
APRIL 17, 2020 : ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER

​ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER - 'ROSAS DANST ROSAS' (1983) //
MUSIC AND FILM BY THIERRY DE MEY (1997) // [FILM] 
APRIL 16, 2020 : PETER SELLARS

PETER SELLARS ON CINEMA (2009) | WITH BILL PENCE // ​[INTERVIEW]
APRIL 15, 2020 : DAVÓNE TINES
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DAVÓNE TINES BY NIKOLAI SCHUKOFF
DAVÓNE TINES & IGEE DIEUDONNÉ - 'CHORALE' (2019)
DAVÓNE TINES, BARITONE // [VIDEO]
APRIL 14, 2020 : GRIMES 

​GRIMES - 'OBLIVION' (2012)
EMILY KAI BOCK, DIRECTOR // [MUSIC VIDEO]
APRIL 13, 2020 : JULIUS EASTMAN
[MEC ARCHIVE]

​JULIUS EASTMAN - 'THE HOLY PRESENCE OF JOAN D'ARC' (1981)
DAVÓNE TINES, BARITONE and ECHOI, PERFORMERS // [VIDEO]
APRIL 12, 2020 : PINA BAUSCH
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PINA BAUSCH BY DAVID MONTGOMERY (1984)

​PINA BAUSCH - 'CAFÉ MÜLLER' (1978) WIM WENDERS, DIRECTOR (2011)
MUSIC by HENRY PURCELL // [FILM CLIP]
APRIL 11, 2020 : HANDS OF BRESSON 

​KOGONADA - 'HANDS OF BRESSON' (2014)
MUSIC BY FRANZ SCHUBERT // [MONTAGE]
APRIL 10, 2020 : JANET CARDIFF


​​JANET CARDIFF - 'FORTY PART MOTET' (2001)
(A REWORKING OF 'SPEM IN ALIUM' BY THOMAS TALLIS (1556)) //
[SHORT PROFILE]
APRIL 9, 2020 : KANYE WEST

KANYE WEST - 'FOLLOW GOD' (2019)
JAKE SCHREIER, DIRECTOR ​// [MUSIC VIDEO]
APRIL 8, 2020 : ARVO PÄRT
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ARVO PÄRT 'MELODICAL DRAWNING' (1976)
​ARVO PÄRT MAKES A JOKE, from
'AND THEN CAME EVENING AND THE MORNING' //
[CLIP] | [FULL DOCUMENTARY]
APRIL 7, 2020 : LAURIE ANDERSON
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LAURIE ANDERSON BY JASON SCHMIDT
LAURIE ANDERSON - 'O SUPERMAN (FOR MASSENET)' (1981) // 
[MUSIC VIDEO]

APRIL 6, 2020 : ÉLIANE RADIGUE

​ÉLIANE RADIGUE - IMA PORTRAIT DOCUMENTARY (2009) //
[SHORT FILM]
APRIL 5, 2020 : CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE

​CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE - 'WRAPPED REICHSTAG, BERLIN'
(1971-1995) // [WRAPPED BUILDING]
APRIL 4, 2020 : ALVIN LUCIER 

​ALVIN LUCIER - 'I AM SITTING IN A ROOM' (1969) // [RECORDING]
APRIL 3, 2020 : BILL WITHERS (IN MEMORIAM)

​BILL WITHERS - 'AIN'T NO SUNSHINE' (1971) // [PERFORMANCE]
APRIL 2, 2020 : INGMAR BERGMAN

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART - 'THE MAGIC FLUTE'
INGMAR BERGMAN, DIRECTOR (1975) // [OPERA ON FILM]
APRIL 1, 2020 : SOLANGE

​SOLANGE - 'WHEN I GET HOME' DIRECTOR'S CUT (2019) //
​[MUSIC VIDEO]
MARCH 31 : CHAMPAGNE

​JIM JARMUSCH - 'CHAMPAGNE' from 'COFFEE and CIGARETTES' (2003)
WITH BILL RICE and TAYLOR MEAD, MUSIC BY MAHLER // [FILM CLIP]
MARCH 30, 2020 : WENDY CARLOS

​INTERVIEW WITH WENDY CARLOS ON BBC 2 (1989) // [VIDEO]
MARCH 29, 2020 : THOMAS QUASTHOFF
​
​FRANZ SCHUBERT - 'GUTE NACHT' from 'WINTERREISE' 
THOMAS QUASTHOFF, BARITONE | DANIEL BARENBOIM, PIANO //
[VIDEO]
MARCH 28, 2020 : KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (IN MEMORIAM)

​REST IN PEACE, KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (1933-2020)
'THRENODY FOR THE VICTIMS OF HIROSHIMA' (1959-61) //
[ANIMATED SCORE]
MARCH 27, 2020 : MAIRA KALMAN

​GERTRUDE STEIN - 'AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS' 
ILLUSTRATED BY MAIRA KALMAN (2020)  //
​[NEW YORK TIMES PROFILE]
MARCH 26, 2020 : HIROSHI YOSHIMURA

HIROSHI YOSHIMURA - 'DANCE PM'
from 'MUSIC for NINE POSTCARDS' (1982) // [AUDIO]
MARCH 25, 2020 : KING'S DEAD

​JAY ROCK, KENDRICK LAMAR, FUTURE and JAMES BLAKE 
'KING'S DEAD' (2018) // [MUSIC VIDEO]
MARCH 24, 2020 : WERNER HERZOG

WERNER HERZOG in CONVERSATION with PAUL HOLDENGRÄBER
THE QUARANTINE TAPES (2020) // [AUDIO]
MARCH 23, 2020 : ALICE COLTRANE

​ALICE COLTRANE - 'ETERNITY' (1976) // [ALBUM]
MARCH 22, 2020 : ANSELM KIEFER

​ANSELM KIEFER - 'REMEMBERING THE FUTURE' (2014) // [DOCUMENTARY]
MARCH 21, 2020 : ARTHUR JAFA

​'ARTHUR JAFA IN BLOOM' (2019) // [NEW YORK TIMES PROFILE]
MARCH 20, 2020 : RICHARD VALITUTTO 

RICHARD VALITUTTO - 'NOCTURNES & LULLABIES' (2020) // [ALBUM]
MARCH 19, 2020 : GYÖRGY KURTÁG

​GYÖRGY KURTÁG / SAMUEL BECKETT - 'FIN DE PARTIE' (2018)
​ at LA SCALA // [OPERA]
MARCH 17, 2020 : RICHARD SERRA and PHILIP GLASS

​RICHARD SERRA - 'HANDS SCRAPING' (1968) // ​
PHILIP GLASS and RICHARD SERRA, PERFORMERS [VIDEO]
MARCH 17, 2020 : FINI STRAUBINGER

​WERNER HERZOG - 'LAND OF SILENCE AND DARKNESS' (1971) // [FILM]
MARCH 16, 2020 : LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE

LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE
'A PASSION LIKE NO OTHER' (2012) // [PAINTING]
MARCH 15, 2020​ : GALINA USTVOLSKAYA

​'GALINA USTVOLSKAYA : SCREAM INTO SPACE' (2005) // [DOCUMENTARY] ​
MARCH 14, 2020 : ARTHUR RUSSELL

​ARTHUR RUSSELL - 'LOSING MY TASTE FOR THE NIGHT LIFE' // [AUDIO]
MARCH 13, 2020 : ANDREI TARKOVSKY 

​ANDREI TARKOVSKY - 'A MESSAGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE' 
from 'A POET IN THE CINEMA' (1983) // [DOCUMENTARY CLIP]
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